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Shift Your Evaluation from Activity to Impact Reporting

Cities Reducing Poverty members are showing increasing interest in making the shift from evaluating and reporting on their activities – such as the number of volunteer hours worked or the amount of people who registered for a program – to measuring and talking about their impact.

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Understanding the Impact of Power and Privilege in Community Change

Over the past few years, the Tamarack Institute has been exploring the role and impact that power and privilege have on community change work.

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Reflections on the Cities Reducing Poverty Members' Gathering

Attending the Cities Reducing Poverty Conference in 2019 was an experience to remember! I attended on behalf of the Town of Cochrane, Alberta with a fellow co-worker. There were several impactful takeaways from the event, one being, the importance and value in engaging and recognizing people with lived experienced. 

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2 Key Elements for Building Community Safety & Well-Being Plans

Recently, on a webinar called Building Social Capital through Community Development, we asked the 160 participants what their ideal community looks and feels like. Here's what we heard; 

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Taking Risks

As you work at deepening community in your life and for those you care about, consider...Taking Risks

“Determination, energy and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.” - Meg Wheatley

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Cities Reducing Poverty Policy Digest - January 2020

Welcome to the January 2020 edition of the Cities Reducing Poverty Policy Digest, which aims to provide you with timely poverty-related policy updates and resources from across Canada. 

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